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David G. Barnett
David G. Barnett
David Gwynn Barnett, 80, of Wimberley, Texas, died on December 20, 2020. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for a future time, to be determined. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com. 12/27/2020 05:00 AM
Linda Pruitt
Linda Pruitt
Linda Faye Pruitt neé Williams, 67, of San Marcos, Texas, died on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Services will take place at a future time, to be determined. Arrangements are under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com. 12/27/2020 05:00 AM
Adolfo “Bobby” Delgado
Adolfo “Bobby” Delgado
Adolfo Delgado, 69, of San Marcos, Texas, died on December 19, 2020. A Mass of a Christian Burial was held Wednesday, December 23 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in San Marcos, followed by interment at Memory Lawn Memorial Park in Martindale. Arrangements were under the direction of Thomason Funeral Home. For more information and to sign the online registry, please visit thomasonfuneralhome.com. 12/27/2020 05:00 AM
Christina Alcala
Christina Alcala
Christina Alcala, 77yrs., resident of San Marcos, Texas, passed away December 21, 2020 in San Marcos. Tx. 12/27/2020 05:00 AM
Three things that kept me sane in 2020
Three things that kept me sane in 2020
The end of this sad, strange, historic and transformative year is almost upon us. And like a lot of you, I found myself burrowing into ritual, structure, and obligatory loaves of sourdough to fill up those hours of social isolation thrust upon us by the COVID-19 pandemic. 12/27/2020 05:00 AM
Is profanity in the ear of the beholder?
Is profanity in the ear of the beholder?
In case you (expletives deleted) missed the marketing campaign, on January 5 the noble public servants at Netflix will launch a six-episode series, “History of Swear Words,” hosted by actor Nicholas Cage. 12/27/2020 05:00 AM
Samaritan Santa
Samaritan Santa
Last weekend, despite the chilly, drizzly weather, Janie Perez and her family hitched up their ‘sleigh’ to deliver toys to local neighborhoods in San Marcos. Perez’ son, Alexander Jaramillo, dressed up as Santa for the toy distribution, complete with a COVID-safe face mask beneath his curly, snow-white beard. 12/27/2020 05:00 AM
Fall Planting of Supertunias: A great idea for the South
Fall Planting of Supertunias: A great idea for the South
Fall planting of petunias was a great idea. The period right after Christmas has always been kind of like a breather for garden gurus as we pause to evaluate plants and ideas that we have put into place in our landscape or perhaps watched other seasoned professionals try. 12/27/2020 05:00 AM
Answers to Go
Answers to Go
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The Journey Continues: The rest of the Christmas story
The Journey Continues: The rest of the Christmas story
The past two weeks I have used this column space for the Christmas script about the birth of Christ our Savior and the arrival of the Magi. Today, we will continue with the holy family’s journey — with the rest of the story. 12/27/2020 05:00 AM
Simple ways to give back every day
Simple ways to give back every day
Giving back to one’s community strengthens towns and neighborhoods and makes them better places to live. Many people volunteer with local charitable organizations, while others make annual donations that help charities and nonprofits achieve their missions. 12/27/2020 05:00 AM
EXPLORING NATURE: VULTURES
EXPLORING NATURE: VULTURES
I have a black vulture that sits atop a utility pole close to my house. It often peers down at me whenever I go out in my driveway and I sometimes get the idea it is waiting for me to keel over so it can come down and dine on my tasty corpse. 12/27/2020 05:00 AM
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